The reports about former contractor for the
U.S. National Security Agency Edward Snowden's arrival to Moscow's Sheremetyevo and his intentions to fly to Latin America and apply for political asylum fuel further discussions about his future both in Russia and in the U.S.

Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said he urged potential candidates for the U.S. presidency not to use the situation with former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden for their political goals and not to call him a traitor

The Courage Foundation dedicated to supporting former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency employee and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has forwarded a letter to the Russian embassy to the U.S. to extend his asylum in Russia

Former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency Edward Snowden has asked a Moscow region office of the Russian Federal Migration Service to extend his stay in Russia, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said

RBTH presents a news digest based on Instagram photos from Russia; In this week's edition: Russia's football team drops out of the World Cup, Edward Snowden marks his first year in Russia, and Maria Sharapova wins the Roland Garros French Open

Former CIA employee Edward Snowden will file documents with the Russian Federal Migration Service to extend his stay in Russia in the nearest future, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told Interfax on Monday

Former CIA employee Edward Snowden may apply for extending his temporary asylum in Russia in the near future, Vladimir Volokh, the head of the Russian Federal Migration Service's Public Council, told Interfax on Thursday

U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden may ask for an extension of his refugee status in Russia and apply for citizenship at a later period, Kommersant wrote on Friday, referring to Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena

The Russian special services have nothing to do with the flight of former CIA employee Edward Snowden, who has been granted temporary asylum in Russia, Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told Interfax on Wednesday

Barack Obama's statement to the effect that the U.S. special services' interference in private lives of American citizens should be restricted confirms that Edward Snowden's actions were well justified, says Anatoly Kucherena